Monday: Clean Out Leftovers Tuesday: Mac and Cheese, Broccoli Wednesday: Cincinnati Style Lentil Chili Thursday: Friends in town from Quebec and we are treating them to one of their local favorites- City BBQ Friday: Bagel Pizzas, Salads Saturday: Date night- Grandma babysits while we see Star Trek Beyond and use gift cards to Olive Garden Sunday: ... read more
Frugal Step: Make A Menu
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Cash For School Update: July 2016
It’s time once again for our monthly check-in! How are we doing with our goal to remain debt-free while I earn a graduate degree? In July we paid $4317.67 in cash for my next grad school session. This week I am on a break and classes start on August 2nd. I have TWO payments left, and my ... read more
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Frugal Steps and Stumbles
Frugal Steps: We have been planning a date night to see Star Trek and needed to buy tickets on Fandango (the place we go usually sells out by movie time). I went through Ebates to get 2% cash back and we got a bonus Star Trek: Into Darkness digital copy to boot. (Referral link- if you ... read more
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Feeding 5 For $100 Per Week: First Week of August 2016
August is a longer month, so I am calling this a 5 week month. Our goal this month will be $500 or less for five weeks. Kroger: $64.65 + $10 donation to the Rubber Duck Regatta You might look at today’s pictures and wonder if you have accidentally stumbled onto someone else’s blog. We have disposable ... read more
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Frugal Step: Make A Menu
A very unfancy menu this week. Monday: Hunt and Peck- clean out fridge Tuesday: PB & J, Fresh Veg, Fresh Fruit Wednesday: Out with Family (Amish place maybe?) Thursday: MIL in Charge of Dinner Friday: MIL in Charge of Dinner Saturday: Anniversary Party- we’re in charge of drinks and snacks Sunday: Hunt and Peck, aka, ... read more
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Planning Ahead to Succeed: August 2016 Budget Outlook
How did we do with our July budget? Thumbs up: We spent $413.24 in groceries, just slightly over our $100 per week budget. I was able to pick up 16+ work days. This includes regular work days covering for people who are off and time doing discharges, which can be done on the weekend to save us child ... read more
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Frugal Steps and Stumbles
Frugal Steps: I got a $5 Fandango gift certificate for a Disney movie after buying Huggie’s pull-ups. We used a Tim Horton’s gift card to buy coffee for our cousins and to try a bag of their coffee ourselves. I deposited my unclaimed funds check for $104- as well as a $2500 check from our homeowners insurance. ... read more
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Feeding 5 For $100 Per Week: 2nd Week of August 2016
Food gifted by my MIL: $0 This filled a large cooler plus 4-5 huge reusable shopping bags. My kids are excited because Grandma of course bought all of their favorites. More gifted food: $0 Kroger: $76.86 I have plenty of peanut butter, but it was $0.88 per jar this week, so I grabbed another five. We ... read more
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Frugal Step: Make A Menu
School starts for us this week, and we’ll have evening swimming lessons, an evening kindergarten parents meeting, and an evening baby shower, so it will be a relatively simple menu this week. All the recipes I have linked can be found on my Pinterest boards full of frugal and (mostly) healthy recipes. Monday: Swim lessons ... read more
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Frugal Steps and Stumbles
Frugal Steps: We ate up all of the leftovers we brought back from my in-laws’ house. The mister was able to reattach the broken handle of our microwave with white duct tape. Works great! I worked an hour extra doing discharges, but that was all that was needed, so no extra on top of that. ... read more
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Feeding 5 For $100 Per Week: 3rd Week of August 2016
Kroger: $ 71.77 I learned my lesson and bought some frozen pizzas, just in case something falls off the rails at dinner time. The rule this week is Thou Shalt Not Eat Out unplanned. Farmer’s Market: $16 Look at those glorious tomatoes. We tried them already, and they were worth every penny! Health Food Unlimited: ... read more
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Frugal Step: Make A Menu
Sunday: Hunt and Peck Monday: Avocado Tomato Toast with Balsamic Drizzle, Roasted Sweet Potato Slices Tuesday: Shirred Eggs with Herbs and Garlic, Salad Wednesday: Cheese Grits, Roasted Mushrooms and Onions, Shallot Mustard Tomato Salad Thursday: Lentil and Onion Spread over Rice Friday: Cousin Alicia’s Seed Patties and Roasted Chard and Mushrooms with WoodNymph Sauce ... read more
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5 Easy Steps To Finally Start Your Blog
(This article contains affiliate links that help to support our family!) I started blogging long before people worried about personal branding, building followers, or blogging strategy. That was back in 2007, when blogs were pretty much places online to connect with other people. I had an anonymous infertility blog (now private and closed) and found another ... read more
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Frugal Steps and Stumbles
Frugal Steps: We stuck to our menu all week. No eating out! I watched Carol on Vudu using part of my gift card. It was good! I picked up three shifts. My mom babysat one day. I got my quarterly Ebates check in the mail for $10. If you’ve never tried it, you can try ... read more
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Feeding 5 For $100 Per Week: 4th Week of August 2016
This is a five week month to us budget-wise, so we still have one more week to go after this one! Kroger:$125.22 I hit a few things on the clearance rack. I am planning on making mushroom stock and vegetable stock to freeze this week. My brother is a chef and gave me his recipe. ... read more
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Frugal Step: Make A Menu
Did you know Frugal Stepping Stones has a Pinterest page? The recipes I post can also be found on my recipe boards there! Monday: Spaghetti Squash Au Gratin, Avocado Tomato Feta Dip Tuesday: Cheese Grits, Salad Wednesday: Chickpea Tikka Masala Thursday: Ful Medames from Bean by Bean Friday: Huevos Rancheros with Roasted Sweet Potato Saturday: ... read more
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Frugal Steps and Stumbles
Frugal Steps: I earned $2 in Extra Care Bucks from CVS for taking a survey. I earned $4 in credits towards a Vudu movie rental for taking a survey. I had Ramen for the first time since college for lunch this week. Cost: $0.10. We had a medical visit this week and learned there was ... read more
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Feeding 5 For $100 Per Week: Last Week of August 2016
Kroger:$97.16 It looks like a lot of junk, but I volunteered to send in treats for the PTO’s September staff appreciation efforts at the kids’ schools. I don’t have too much time to do more on committees, so I’m adding a bit to our grocery plans every month or so and all I have to ... read more
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Frugal Step: Make A Menu
Most of the recipes I link to can be found in my Pinterest boards. Check them out- lots of frugal dishes! My youngest and I have come down with a cold, and I spent most of yesterday laying around feeling under the weather. I picked up three work days, I have three medical appointments, two ... read more
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Cash For School Update: August 2016
It’s time once again for our monthly check-in! How are we doing with our goal to remain debt-free while I earn a graduate degree? This week marks the halfway point in my current class session. I have 25 weeks left in my degree program. I have found a few more scholarship resources, but many of ... read more
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